Who came before the Titans?

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, in his Theogony, considers the first beings (after Chaos) to be Gaia, Tartarus, Eros, Erebus, Hemera and Nyx. Gaia and Uranus in turn gave birth to the Titans, and the Cyclopes.
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Who preceded the Titans?

The Titans were the deities in Greek mythology that preceded the Olympians. They were the children of the primordial deities Uranus (heaven) and Gaea (earth). The Titans included Oceanus, Tethys, Hyperion, Theia, Coeus, Phoebe, Cronus, Rhea, Mnemosyne, Themis, Crius and Iapetus.
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Who did the Titans descend from?

Titan, in Greek mythology, any of the children of Uranus (Heaven) and Gaea (Earth) and their descendants. According to Hesiod's Theogony, there were 12 original Titans: the brothers Oceanus, Coeus, Crius, Hyperion, Iapetus, and Cronus and the sisters Thea, Rhea, Themis, Mnemosyne, Phoebe, and Tethys.
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What came first the gods or Titans?

The Titans were the Greek gods that ruled the world before the Olympians. The first twelve Titans were the children of the original gods Uranus (Father Sky) and Gaia (Mother Earth).
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Who was the first of the Titans?

The first generation of Titans were the direct descendants of Gaea and Uranus who originally gave birth to Twelve Titans, six males and six females. The six males were Coeus, Cronus, Crius, Hyperion, Iapetus and Oceanus and the females were Mnemosyne, Phoebe, Rhea, Theia, Themis and Tethys.
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Is Eren's dad a Titan?

Grisha is one of the many Titan inheritors whose Titan is created by Ymir Fritz to defend Eren while he is attempting to Rumble the world.
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Who is the strongest Titan?

1) Founding Titan

This is the most powerful Titan of the lot. If the shifter is of royal blood, they can turn any Eldian into a Titan, control the minds of every Titan and its subsequent shifters, and alter the memories of Eldians.
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Why is Zeus not a Titan?

All mythological creatures of that generation are called Titans. Gods are the children of the Titans. Specifically, Zeus was born from Cronus and Rea. Since Cronus feared that some time his childrens would try to seize power, he would eat them, but Rea managed to save Zeus and he tried to seize power when he grew up.
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Who was the youngest Titan?

In Greek mythology Cronus was the son of Uranus (Heaven) and Gaea (Earth), being the youngest of the 12 Titans.
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What were the ages before the Titans?

The five ages of man is a Greek creation story that traces the lineage of mankind through five successive "ages" or "races" including the Golden Age, the Silver Age, the Bronze Age, the Age of Heroes, and the present (to Hesiod) Iron Age.
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Is Eren the king of Titans?

Now in the Attack on Titan story, Eren is the Founding Titan, and thanks to his sapience he can command legions of Titans. However, he did not gain the royal family's memory of why the subjects of Ymir can turn into Titans, or why King Fritz moved them all to the island in the first place.
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Who was the ugliest god?

Hephaestus. Hephaestus is the son of Zeus and Hera. Sometimes it is said that Hera alone produced him and that he has no father. He is the only god to be physically ugly.
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How are Titans born?

The Titans (instead of being Uranus' firstborn as in Hesiod) were born after the three Hundred-Handers and the three Cyclopes, and while Uranus imprisoned these first six of his offspring, he apparently left the Titans free. Not just Cronus, but all the Titans, except Oceanus, attacked Uranus.
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Who is the first Titan Greek?

The eldest of the Titans, Oceanus was married to his sister Thetis. Together the two produced over 6000 spirits of the oceans and streams, known as the Oceanids.
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Who were the first Titans DC?

Robin, Kid Flash, Wonder Girl, Speedy, and Aqualad were the original Teen Titans in 1964, and almost forty years—and many code-name and costume changes later—they and their legacies live on.
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Who is the strongest god?

Zeus was the Greek god that both deities and man would call upon for help. Zeus would help the other gods, goddesses, and mortals if they needed help, but would also invoke his wrath upon them if he felt they weren't worthy of his help. This made Zeus the strongest Greek god in Greek mythology.
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Is Kratos a real god?

In Greek mythology, Kratos (or Cratos) is the divine personification of strength. He is the son of Pallas and Styx. Kratos and his siblings Nike ('Victory'), Bia ('Force'), and Zelus ('Glory') are all essentially personifications of a trait. Kratos is first mentioned alongside his siblings in Hesiod's Theogony.
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What is Kronos the god of?

KRONOS (Cronus) was the King of the Titanes and the god of time, in particular time when viewed as a destructive, all-devouring force. He ruled the cosmos during the Golden Age after castrating and deposing his father Ouranos (Uranus, Sky).
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Who is stronger gods or Titans?

The gods, also known as the Olympians, are stronger than the Titans. Even though in Greek mythology, the Titans are said to be a gigantic race that is powerful who gave birth to the gods or the Olympians, the Olympians still overthrew the Titans. This war is known as the TITANOMACHY in Greek mythology.
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Is Kratos part Titan?

One of the four siblings of the Titan Pallas and the eldest Oceanid, Styx, Kratos was, for the Ancient Greeks, a personification of brute Strength or Power.
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Is Thanos a god?

In fact, Thanos isn't even a god himself, but rather an Eternal-Deviant hybrid who desperately wants to be worshiped as if he were a god.
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Is Eren royal blood?

The Founding Titan was meant to be passed down through the Reiss family's royal bloodline. Because Eren lacks royal blood, under normal circumstances he cannot access the Founding Titan's incredible abilities -- namely memory manipulation and command over hordes of pure Titans.
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Who is the weakest Titan?

The Cart Titan would strike fear into anyone because it's a titan, and although it is extremely versatile, it is arguably the weakest of the Nine Titans. Unlike other titans, the Cart is quadrupedal, which is why it can have multiple turrets placed on its back.
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What Titan is bigger than the colossal Titan?

The Reiss Titan was one of the most monstrously daunting villains of the entire series, slogging across Paradis' landscape at a nightmarish one hundred and twenty meters tall. This made it twice as large as the Colossal Titan and eight times as tall as the Attack Titan.
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